Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-13


ind1Visible. If the party, by its
representatives, is satisfied TO say
that the Democracy Clears its skirts
Of the issue as political issue
and can see its way clear the Banner
has no objections to in
terpose. A platform was adopt
ed, which in due time will be
reprinted in this paper. An executive
committee composed of two members
from each senatorial district was ap-
pointed, and, as an earnest of good faith
that the convention was non-political, a
fair number OF the committee men are
in good standing in their
several communities. 1t may, perhaps,
be we'll to remark in this connection and
in view of the late Investigations in this
county touching the matter of the cleo
ton in November last, that mans poll
tics cuts no figure in affairs in which the
citizens at large are concerned Bren.
ham Banner.
The solicitude of the Anheuser-B Busch
beer brewers of st. Louis for the "per-
sonal liberty" of Texans is really touch
ing Gainesville Register.
Whatever may have been The public ex
pectatiOn with regard 10 the bearing of
the anti-PrOhibitionists of Texas who as
sembied at Dallas on Wednesday last,
the truth is that in this respect the mem
bers Of the convention placed themselves
beyond criticism. The meeting, though
one of the largest ever held in Texas,
was perfectly orderly throughout, the
proceedings being marked by the utmost
Difference to public propriety and parlia-
mentary provisions. The platform is
q clear and lucid document, conservative
in speech, but in no wise compromising
in its statement of the principles upon
which the movement is based. Contrary
to the expectation of some, party lines
were entirely ignored, the limit in this
direction beng reached by the statement
in the platform that prohibition is both
undemocratic and anti-republiCan. This
action OF the convention, COM
mendable under the circumstances,
brings the issue fairly aud
squarely before the people, aud leaves no
room for complaint from either side. 1t
forces the settlement of the question
purely upon its merits, unaided by politi-
cal CirCumlOCutiOn from any source.
Every man is, in other words, permitted
to say by his vote whether or not he be-
lieVes in the principle, the policy or the
good Of prohibition. The Post is glad 1t
is this way. 1t will be better by far in
the end for all concerned. Now to your
posts, ye legions.-[Houston Post.
The whisky men first thought Texas
Democracy easy game md set their net
only for Democratic birds; but wren they
saw that the Democratic birds were not
disposed to walk into their net then they
spread out another wing and baited it
with few prominent colored and white
In fact the huntsman at
meat, and they care little whether it
comes from the bones of Democratic or
Republican birds; and while they were
first disposed to be partial to the Demo
Gratis because they thought they would
be easier caught, aud that they could buy
the cOlored Republicans in a covy) they
found their mistake, and now have set
fresh bats to catch any sort of meat that
will be weak enough to walk into their
trap Dallas Herald.
~
DR.. Arch Cochran, in his address yes
terday, reasoned that american liberty
was to do as you please so long as it did
not hurt the other fellow" reads the re-
port. In this the Herald agrees with the
Doctor. The principle of prohibition is
consistent with his idea of liberty. Both
allow the citizen to take a dose Of strych-
nine, but deny him the privilege of giving
il to his neighbOr; neither would the law
undertake to punish man for attempted
self destruction, but would hang him
for the destruction (by any other
means than whisky of his felloW-msn :;
both liberty and prohibition allow man
TO drink arsenic as a beverage or eat
spoiled meat, but would deny him the
right to sell either to neighbor for bev-
erage or food. Neither does this pro-
posed amendment propose to interfere
with mans liberty except where it
affects "the other fellow" A man may
drink whisky, as he can stryChnine, but
the law will prohibit him from giving or
selling it to another as a beverage; that's
an.-[Dallas Herald.
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An appropriate prayer for the opening
of the snti-prOhibition convention at Dali
las yesterday would have been:
in St. Louis, and are of glorious memory
since the date of thy proclamation to the
liquor dealers OF Texas, thy kingdom
come, thy will be done in Texas as in ST.
Louis. Give US day by day our daily
beer, with whisky straight and
cocktails, and forgive US all the
debauchery, crime, wasted lives and
fortunes, caused by our glorious traffic;
and especially, we beseech you to forgive
us the hypocrisy of this convention in
claiming to be Democratic, temperate,
moral and religious, as we forgive all in
the name of personal liberty. Lead US
not into dry places but deliver US from
prohibition, for thine IS the kingdom, the
power and the money, at the present.
Amen Granbury News,
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The conclusion was reached By the
convention that an earnest and eXhaus-
tive campaign be organized;at once. The
organization is TO be minute, far-reaching
and perfect, reaching SIS well the districts
as counties ana precincts. All OF the
speakers in the ranks of the anti-prohi-
bitionists are pledged to work when and
where the chairman orders them to work.
The selection of the Hon. George Clark
for this position is an earnest that there
is TO be no child's play in the campaign,
is an earnest and ability, devotion and
experience will all be brought to bear on
the fight. Surely with such champions
as Clark and Carroll no voter in Texas
need cast his ballot on the 4th of August
in ignorance of any single principle iu-
volYed in the struggle Waco Exam
liner.
When local prohibition was the issue
almost every prominent leader now in
the anti-prohibition camp were shouting
themselves hoarse proclaiming it undem-
ocratic, unconstitutional, sumptuary, de-
structf9e to personal liberty, and blight
on revenue and general prosperity.
Since state prohibition has become the
issue, they apply all their stock of cant